
Learning & Growth
In the Realm of Self-Discovery
1: Break down big changes into small, manageable steps and honor your commitment to steady progress.
Websites / Resources / Practices 🌐
- SMART Goals that Actually Work: U of Wisconsin Blog – SMART stands for: Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, and Time-bound.
- SMART goals examples: a guide to setting and achieving your goals from BetterUP: SMART framework applied to personal growth instead of just work or business-related. This article has great examples for breaking change or goals into their smaller steps.
- How to Set SMART goals for the life you want – from Peachey Counseling: love this approach because it takes the tangible, concrete part of this goal planning seriously. What are the constituent parts, steps, or actions that lead you down the path toward a real goal?
Books 📚
- How to Think Like Leonardo DaVinci – by Michael Gelb: Seven Steps to Genius Every Day. problem solving, creative thinking, self-expression, enjoying the world around you, goal setting and life balance, harmonizing body and mind.
2: Seek mentorship or simply guidance from those who have successfully navigated similar changes.
Organizations for matching/finding mentors 
- ASA Professional Mentor Matching
- Momentum Mentor Matching
- MentorPro.com
- SEARCH ONLINE: “Professional mentoring near me” will give you a bio-regional glance at various programs available to you for professional mentoring of all types.
- SEARCH ONLINE: “Personal / Business coaching near me“. This will often give you a different flavor of result highlighting actual guides or coaches who will help you navigate a shift or change in life or work.
- Noomi.com: professional/personal/life coaching directory. Worldwide coaches are connected to Noomi.
